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What a party!

Aug24

What an extraordinary day we had this past Saturday, August 23 celebrating Na Leo Lani’s Golden Anniversary. Fifty years — WOW!!!!!

Thank you to all who attended, and mahalo nui loa to Harris United Methodist Church for hosting us! A million thanks as well to the dozens of volunteers whose hard work helped us pull off this once-in-a-lifetime event. We could not have done it without you.

More thank yous to the individuals who so generously gave of their time will follow soon, along with photos from the event.

For now, here’s one from our rehearsal prior to the show. Golden indeed!

Looking glam!

Small but stalwart this week

Aug9

We had a small but feisty rehearsal this week as a number of our members were out sick, including our Director, Chris.

Those who felt up to it came on Wednesday masked and practiced social distancing as we continued preparing for our upcoming 50th anniversary celebration on August 23.

Have you purchased your tickets for the luncheon and concert yet? If not, we now have an online credit card payment option (thank you, Terri, for setting that up!)

You can find more info about the 50th Anniversary Celebration, plus the links to our online payment form and to a pay-by-check option HERE.

Sending lots of get-well-energy, throat lozenges, and love to our members who are recovering this week.

Small but mighty turnout this week Wednesday 🙂

All the Summer Ladies (all the Summer Ladies … 🎶 oh oh oh 🎶 )

Aug2

Late July is the time to strut our laid-back summer attitude, and no one does that better than Na Leo Lani. We rocked our summertime spirit this week and welcomed Noel and Pam. So lovely to sing with you again. 🤩

Less than a month to go before our 50th Anniversary celebration! Have you bought your tickets yet? If not, click here for info.

Happy Birthday, Wonder Women!

Jul18

Na Leo Lani members never cease to amaze. What’s our secret to gorgeous and graceful aging? Barbershop harmony, of course!! Whether we are soaring on the high notes or maintaining a strong foundation on those oh-so-low bass notes, Na Leo Lani’s commitment to a cappella music keeps us young, healthy and fit!

See our May, June, and July birthday girls —JoAnne, Charley, Arlette, Jojo, and Wally — who comprise just a few of our NLL wonder women!

If you are interested in seeing what Na Leo Lani is all about, come to one of our fun and lively rehearsals — weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. Find out more here.

Lookin’ good, ladies!

Summertime, and the singing is easy

Jun18

Our Summer a cappella Program (SAP) is off to a great start with a lovely mix of new and returning participants and a great lineup of songs.

If you are looking for a cool way to make social connections and engage your musical muscles, there’s still time to join our SAP program! Click Na Leo Lani’s Summer A cappella Program post for more information.

Week 2 energy!
A dueling dynamics exercise— this lively group won 🤓

The secret to long life? Singing!

May10

The women of Na Leo Lani thrive well into our late years. Have a look at the photos below and you’ll see: our amazing Ruth turned 93 earlier this year, Vera turned 91 in April, Anna celebrated another excellent year of her 70s, and that’s just a few of our senior members!

What’s our secret? It’s simple: singing is like meditation, but way more fun. We practice breath support, we listen closely to each other, learn new music and master complex harmonies every week, and most of all, we enjoy our sisterhood of song at rehearsal every week — plus we perform for the public whenever we get a chance.

Hail to our March, April, and May birthday gals! (See pics below.) And keep those cycles ‘round the sun coming — singing with you is such a joy.

In addition to being a bass extraordinaire, Ruth recently won an acting trophy from her retirement community. Bravo, Ruthie!
April birthday gals Coralyn and Vera ham it up (and happy birthday also to Anna in absentia!)

Special guests are the best!

May10

We had three special guests join us at our rehearsals in April: former Na Leo Lani director Lars Isaacson, who will be bidding adieu to the islands and moving to the continent later this spring, Barbie Dodson, a sister Sweet Adeline and former Honolulu Blend Show Chorus member who often visits Hawaiʻi, and Mark Conching, whose guest-coaching, as always, made our chords really ring.

Both Lars and Mark are longtime Sounds of Aloha members (Mark is the former director). What a wonderful treat it was to have them, and Barbie, too, who came just in time for our special rehearsal evening in honor of National Barbershop Quartet Day on April 11. Thanks for joining us!

Enjoy the photos of their visits below, plus a video of Lars directing us in one of his favorites, “Where Does the Time Go?” (😭)

Na Leo Lani joined by Lars and Barbie
Lars directing us for old times sake
Where indeed?
Thanks, Mark, for inspiring us as always!
Nicole, Yvonne, Barbie, Lars, Jojo and Kaori ensembling on the fly in honor of National Barbershop Quartet Day
The recently reconstituted Loco Moco looking good and sounding great!

St. Patty’s Day & more!

Mar26

Like four-leaf clovers, barbershop harmony has four parts. In that spirit, Na Leo Lani celebrated St. Patrick’s Day last week with heaps of Irish-inflected harmony and a side helping of greens.

Adding to the festive atmosphere, we welcomed a new member, Kaori, to the baritones! She is a highly appreciated addition to this most complex and tricky of barbershop parts.

Showing off our shamrock spirit ☘️

A warm welcome to our new baritone!

Puttin’ on our top hats . . .

Jan20

. . . and polishin’ our nails!

National Hat Day brought out the tops in all of us at rehearsal this week, as we welcomed in the New Year with song, swagger, and a whole range of light-hearted headwear.

If you’re looking for a great group to help lift your mood every week, look no further than the lovely ladies of Na Leo Lani! We have an upcoming Guest Night on Wednesday, January 29 — see HERE for details. We look forward to singing with you.

We’ve got Hattitude!